Col de la Givrine

Col de la Givrine is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of in , near the border with . It connects in Switzerland and in France.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,226 metres
  • Description: Jura mountain pass in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Hauptstrasse 123”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Les Tuffes Nordic Centre and La Cure railway station.

Sports venue
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is a sports venue.

Railway station
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a railway station in the village of within the municipality of , in the canton of Vaud. It is the northern terminus of the 1,000 mm metre gauge Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez line of Chemin de fer Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez.

Hotel
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The , also called the Hôtel Arbez Franco-Suisse or L'Arbézie, is a hotel that straddles the international border between and in the tiny village of , which is itself divided by the boundary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Cure and Les Rousses.

Hamlet
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is a village located some 20 kilometres northwest of , straddling the Franco-Swiss border. Administratively, the Swiss half of is part of the municipality of , while the French half is part of the municipality of .

Village
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is a commune in the canton of Hauts de Bienne of department in the region in eastern , on the border.

Village
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is a commune in the department in in eastern .

Col de la Givrine

Latitude
46.4546° or 46° 27′ 17″ north
Longitude
6.08771° or 6° 5′ 16″ east
Elevation
1,226 metres (4,022 feet)
Open location code
8FR8F33Q+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1864946230
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
2658875
Wiki­data ID
Q391854
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Col de la Givrine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Col de Saint-Cergue”
  • Dutch: “Col de la Givrine”
  • French: “col de la Givrine”
  • French: “Col de la Givrine”
  • German: “Col de la Givrine”
  • Italian: “Col de la Givrine”
  • Polish: “Col de la Givrine”
  • Portuguese: “Passo da Givrine”
  • Russian: “Живрин”
  • Swedish: “Col de la Givrine”
  • Swedish: “Col de Saint-Cergue”
  • “Col de la Givrine”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: La Pile Dessus and La Baronne.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: La Bouriaz and Biathlon shooting range.

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Worth a closer look: Lausanne and Montreux.

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